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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important 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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