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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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