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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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