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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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