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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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