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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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