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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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