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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes 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. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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