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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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