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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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