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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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