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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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