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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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