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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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