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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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