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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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