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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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