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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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