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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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