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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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