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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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