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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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