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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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