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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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