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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important 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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