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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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