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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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