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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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