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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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