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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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