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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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