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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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