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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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