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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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