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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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