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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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