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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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