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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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