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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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