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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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