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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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