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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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