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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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