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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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