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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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