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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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