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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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