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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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