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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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