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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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