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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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