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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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