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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the 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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