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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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