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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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