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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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