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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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