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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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