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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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