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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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