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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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