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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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