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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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