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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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