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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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