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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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