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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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