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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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