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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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