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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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