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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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