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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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