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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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