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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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