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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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