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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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