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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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