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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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