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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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