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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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