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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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