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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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