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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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