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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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