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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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