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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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