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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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