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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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