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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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