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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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