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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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