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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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