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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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