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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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