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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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