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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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