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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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