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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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