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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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