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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning enable humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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