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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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