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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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