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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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