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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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