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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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