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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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