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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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