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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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