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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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