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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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