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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education enable people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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