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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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