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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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