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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major 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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