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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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