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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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