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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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