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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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