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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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