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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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