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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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