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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major 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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