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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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