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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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