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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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