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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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