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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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