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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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