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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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