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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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