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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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