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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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