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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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