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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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