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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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