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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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