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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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