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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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