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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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