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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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