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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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