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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the most important 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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