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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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