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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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