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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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