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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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