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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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