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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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