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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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