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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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