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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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