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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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