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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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