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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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