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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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