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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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