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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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