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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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