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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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