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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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