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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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