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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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