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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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