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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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