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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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