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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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