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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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