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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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