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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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