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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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