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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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