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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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