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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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