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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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