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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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