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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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