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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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