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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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