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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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