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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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