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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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