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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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