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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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