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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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