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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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