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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key 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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