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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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