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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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