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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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