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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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