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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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