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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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