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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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