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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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