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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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