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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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