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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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