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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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