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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the 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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