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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology enable students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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