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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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