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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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