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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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