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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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