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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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