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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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