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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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