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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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