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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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