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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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