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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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