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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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