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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. 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 massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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