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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning enable people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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