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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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