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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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