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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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