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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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