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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the 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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