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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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