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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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