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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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