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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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