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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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