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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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