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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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