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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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