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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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