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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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