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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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