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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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