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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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