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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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