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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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