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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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