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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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