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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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