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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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