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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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