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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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