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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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