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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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