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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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