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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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