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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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