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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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