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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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