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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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