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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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