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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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