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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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