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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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