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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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