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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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