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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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