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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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