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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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