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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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