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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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