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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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