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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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