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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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