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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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