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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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