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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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