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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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