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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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