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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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