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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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