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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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