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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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