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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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