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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. 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. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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