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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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