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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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