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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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