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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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