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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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