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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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