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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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