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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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