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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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