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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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