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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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