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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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