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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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