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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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