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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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