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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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