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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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