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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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