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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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