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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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