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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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