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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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