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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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