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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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