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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure 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 classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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