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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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