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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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