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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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