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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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