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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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