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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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