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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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