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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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