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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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