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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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