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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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