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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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