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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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