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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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