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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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