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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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