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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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