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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning enable learners all over 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 classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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