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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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