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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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