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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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