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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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