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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about 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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