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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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