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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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