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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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