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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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