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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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