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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with 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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