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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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