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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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