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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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