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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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