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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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