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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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