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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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