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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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