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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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