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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. 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 online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure 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? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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