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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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