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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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