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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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