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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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