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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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