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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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