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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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