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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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