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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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