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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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