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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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