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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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