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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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