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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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