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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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