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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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