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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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