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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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