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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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