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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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