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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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