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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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 MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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