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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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