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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning enable learners all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the 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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