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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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