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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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