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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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