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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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