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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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