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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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