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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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