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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers 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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