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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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