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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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