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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines 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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