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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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