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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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