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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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