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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the major 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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