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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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