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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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