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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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