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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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