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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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