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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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