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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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