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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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