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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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