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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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