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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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