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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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