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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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