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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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