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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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