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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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