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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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