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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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