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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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