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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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