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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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