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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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