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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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