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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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