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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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