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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take 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. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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