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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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