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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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