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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning are empowering learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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