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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the most important 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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