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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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