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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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