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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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