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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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