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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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