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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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