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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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