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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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