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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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