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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently 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 issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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