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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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