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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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