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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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