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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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