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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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