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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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