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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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