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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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