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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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