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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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