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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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