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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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