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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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