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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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