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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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