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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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