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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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