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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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