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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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