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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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