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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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