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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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