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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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