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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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