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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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