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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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