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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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