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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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