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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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