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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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