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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning are empowering humans 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 online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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