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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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