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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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