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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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