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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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