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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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