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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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