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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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