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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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