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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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