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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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