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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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