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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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