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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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