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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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