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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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