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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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