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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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