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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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