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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education enable humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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