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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the scholarly 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 amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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