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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand 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 authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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