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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. 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. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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