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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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