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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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