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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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