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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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