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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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