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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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