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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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