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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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