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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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