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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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