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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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