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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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