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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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