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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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