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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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