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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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