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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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