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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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