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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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