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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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