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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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