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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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