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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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