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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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