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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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