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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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