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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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