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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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