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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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