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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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