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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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