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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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