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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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