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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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