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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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