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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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