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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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