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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the major 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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