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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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