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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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