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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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