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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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