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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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